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Donna Race | all galleries >> West Virginia ~ Birds >> WV Birds - 2nd Quarter, 2005 > Male Downy Woodpecker
Apr 14th
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14-APR-2005 Donna Race

Male Downy Woodpecker
Apr 14th

Olympus C-2100UZ ,TCON17
1/40s f/3.5 at 70.0mm iso100
#P4143586.jpg full exif

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Donna Race29-May-2005 14:30
Yes, I am fairly certain it is a Downy Woodpecker, the Hairy is much larger, around 9". The holes on my peanut butter log feeder are approximately 6" apart; the log is only 14". C2100UZ and TCON 17...gotta love that combo! Thanks!
L. Sadler 26-May-2005 19:24
Great shot! I have the same setup as you (c2100&TCON-17). Are you sure it isn't a hairy woodpecker? I've taken many pix of the hairy woodpecker and thought it was a downey. I the mountains of Southern California we have many woodpecker breeds (I'm told about 200). Hint: the hairy has a longer bill. Feather colors are almost identical.